DonaldBrashear Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Are we just learning what Cgy already found out years ago? Tired of these failed reclamation projects, certainly, esp. when it's costing us good picks. Hopefully some other projects work though and we maintain mediocrity for years to come. Yay. /lol So we should give up on "reclamation projects" then? What do you think Markus Naslund and Todd Bertuzzi were??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilya Mikheyev Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 What the actual heck? Baer, aside from last game, has been creating more offensive chances than any forward not named Sedin. The team did not get many goals anyway, and then Prust replaces him. Plus, he's been good defensively, and even outmuscled Perry on a clear scoring chance. I think WD would be wrong to put Baer in the doghouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.DirtyDangles Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Clearly the Lalji quote is twisted way beyond context. Just listen to Willie on Bear after practice today. http://video.canucks.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=6&id=847296&lang=en&_ga=1.12121014.343158303.1442868685 He states and i quote "i am not upset with the way he has been playing" @ 1 :58 Lalji is trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Except nobody is calling him a bust in this thread. There were some that said he needs to work harder to keep his spot. Is that what's bothering you? Thank you +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonberries Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 So? Does this make Anderssen look better than Beartcshi based on what we knew WHEN we pulled the trigger? I wish we weren't so damned trigger happy with our second round draft picks sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonfruits Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Clearly the Lalji quote is twisted way beyond context. Just listen to Willie on Bear after practice today. http://video.canucks.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=6&id=847296&lang=en&_ga=1.12121014.343158303.1442868685 He states and i quote "i am not upset with the way he has been playing" @ 1 :58 Lalji is trash. wow just more reasons to hate on the media surrounding the Canucks all they want to do is create controversy which i understand it sells more views hits papers whatever but the professionalism is the lowest it could possibly be with this bs from them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilya Mikheyev Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Clearly the Lalji quote is twisted way beyond context. Just listen to Willie on Bear after practice today. http://video.canucks.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=6&id=847296&lang=en&_ga=1.12121014.343158303.1442868685 He states and i quote "i am not upset with the way he has been playing" @ 1 :58 Lalji is trash. Thank goodness. Baer has been great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 So we should give up on "reclamation projects" then? What do you think Markus Naslund and Todd Bertuzzi were???Not reclamation projects. Naslund had a 52pt season before coming here and Bertuzzi was a high-upside prospect who was part of the very significant Trevor Linden trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Weasel Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 It's a grown ass man's league, build your own confidence by scoring, not WD's job to stroke ego's. lol, this is not about stroking someone's ego. Baertschi has had confidence problems in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I agree that Baertschi could stand to work a little harder - particularly when not in possession. Baertschi has had his moments - has obvious skills - but he also needs to be a bit more consistently engaged imo. He's shown at times a bit of a wait-for-an-opportunity disposition, where he turns it up when there is an opportunity (floating at times would be a bit harsh), but isn't creating as much because he's not consistently approaching the game with that effort - it's spotty - and that's not good enough to hold onto your spot full time with the likes of McCann and Virtanen pushing you. I also think that those two younger guys may represent a better fit for their respective lines - so I wouldn't be surprised to see Baertschi in the 13 spot at times - imo he's in a tight competition for minutes and needs to show more intent. I don't see it as a 'doghouse' situation though - simply a competition to hold onto those minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoosh Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Fine - he hasn't done anything spectacular yet. But we need a bigger sample to make a better judgement on his play. The line hasn't found chemistry at all and Vrbata looks way too uninterested to make stuff happen. Vrby needs to get more emotion into it and find net with his shot. Which is a beauty BTW when it's on target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonfruits Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I agree with WD. Baertschi has had his moments - has obvious skills - but he also needs to work harder. He's shown at times a bit of a wait-for-an-opportunity disposition, where he turns it up when there is an opportunity, but isn't creating as much because he's not consistently approaching the game with that effort - it's spotty - and that's simply not good enough to hold onto your spot with the likes of McCann and Virtanen pushing you. I also think that those two younger guys may represent a better fit for their respective lines - so I wouldn't be surprised to see Baertschi in the 13 spot at times - imo he's in a tight competition for minutes and needs to show more intent. which is perfect for this team the young players should know their job is on the line every single night have a bad night you will be in the press box replaced with another young player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaGuy Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Clearly the Lalji quote is twisted way beyond context. Just listen to Willie on Bear after practice today. http://video.canucks.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=6&id=847296&lang=en&_ga=1.12121014.343158303.1442868685 He states and i quote "i am not upset with the way he has been playing" @ 1 :58 Lalji is trash. Yeah, unfollowed that prick a year ago. Everything he says about Canucks is just dripping with disdain. He PM'd me and said most people call him a homer. Bull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckledraggin Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Just a case of musical rookies. Baertschi is left without a chair this time around, because it remains to be seen what the lineup looks like with the true rookies in there. I don't think Sven looked particularly bad out there, but he also didn't impress. Watching a game from the pressbox should provide the proper motivation to crank up his game. Willie has the luxury of tinkering with the lineup due to early team success and the fact that many different line combinations are working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billabong Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Don't fight it willie! Youth is taking over and with that comes growing pains! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billabong Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 We just gotta live through the growing pains, be patient. I think it's ridiculous to throw him in the dog house so early Sedin-sedin-vrbata Baerschi-horvat-virtanen McCann-sutter-burrows Dorsett-cracknell-Hansen Prust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonfruits Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 he's not even in the doghouse just the same old typical media bs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLuciano Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Soo we could have had Andersson or Kylington (w/Hutton)!! Calgary would have had Sven in the dub and lost him for nothing. &^@# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soshified Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Baertschi > Vrbata based on the last 4 games. Either way, Lalji should speak the truth instead of creating bs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Korea Bob.Loblaw Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 relax it's a long season i am sure this thread will turn into a big thing about how Willie doesn't like young players It's a long season for seasoned veterans who are the core of the team. Sven Baertschi is a young depth player. So this isn't good news in any way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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